Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Designated organic active ingredient containing – Heterocyclic carbon compounds containing a hetero ring...
Reexamination Certificate
2001-09-06
2003-05-20
Ford, John M. (Department: 1624)
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Designated organic active ingredient containing
Heterocyclic carbon compounds containing a hetero ring...
C514S228200, C514S212020, C514S212080
Reexamination Certificate
active
06566358
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to compounds that antagonists of the progesterone receptor, their preparation and utility.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Intracellular receptors (IR) form a class of structurally related gene regulators known as “ligand dependent transcription factors” (R. M. Evans,
Science,
240, 889, 1988). The steroid receptor family is a subset of the IR family, including progesterone receptor (PR), estrogen receptor (ER), androgen receptor (AR), glucocorticoid receptor (GR), and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR).
The natural hormone, or ligand, for the PR is the steroid progesterone, but synthetic compounds, such as medroxyprogesterone acetate or levonorgestrel, have been made which also serve as ligands. Once a ligand is present in the fluid surrounding a cell, it passes through the membrane via passive diffusion, and binds to the IR to create a receptor/ligand complex. This complex binds to specific gene promoters present in the cell's DNA. Once bound to the DNA the complex modulates the production of mRNA and protein encoded by that gene.
A compound that binds to an IR and mimics the action of the natural hormone is termed an agonist, whilst a compound which inhibits the effect of the hormone is an antagonist.
PR antagonists may be used in contraception. In this context they may be administered alone (Ulmann, et al,
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci.,
261, 248, 1995), in combination with a PR agonist (Kekkonen, et al,
Fertility and Sterility,
60, 610, 1993) or in combination with a partial ER antagonist such as tamoxifen (WO 96/19997 A1 Jul. 4, 1996).
PR antagonists may also be useful for the treatment of hormone dependent breast cancers (Horwitz, et al, Horm. Cancer, 283, pub: Birkhaeuser, Boston, Mass., ed. Vedeckis) as well as uterine and ovarian cancers. PR antagonists may also be useful for the treatment of non-malignant chronic conditions such as fibroids (Murphy, et al,
J. Clin. Endo. Metab.,
76, 513, 1993) and endometriosis (Kettel, et al,
Fertility and Sterility,
56, 402, 1991).
PR antagonists may also be useful in hormone replacement therapy for post menopausal patients in combination with a partial ER antagonist such as tamoxifen (U.S. Pat. No. 5,719,136).
PR antagonists, such as mifepristone and onapristone, have been shown to be effective in a model of hormone dependent prostate cancer, which may indicate their utility in the treatment of this condition in men (Michna, et al,
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci.,
761, 224, 1995).
The compounds of this invention have been shown to act as competitive inhibitors of progesterone binding to the PR and act as antagonists in functional models, either/or in-vitro and in-vivo. These compounds may be used for contraception, in the treatment of fibroids, endometriosis, breast, uterine, ovarian and prostate cancer, and post menopausal hormone replacement therapy.
Compounds of the prior art are described by Jones, et al, (U.S. Pat. No. 5,688,810) is the PR antagonist dihydroquinoline 1.
Jones, et al, described the enol ether 2 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,693,646) as a PR ligand.
Jones, et al, described compound 3 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,696,127) as a PR ligand.
Zhi, et al, described lactones 4, 5 and 6 as PR antagonists (J. Med. Chem., 41, 291, 1998).
Zhi, et al, described the ether 7 as a PR antagonist (J. Med. Chem., 41, 291, 1998).
Combs, et al., disclosed the amide 8 as a ligand for the PR (
J. Med. Chem.,
38, 4880, 1995).
Perlman, et. al., described the vitamin D analog 9 as a PR ligand (
Tet. Letters,
35, 2295, 1994).
Hamann, et al, described the PR antagonist 10 (
Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci.,
761, 383, 1995).
Chen, et al, described the PR antagonist 11 (Chen, et al, POI-37, 16
th
Int. Cong. Het. Chem., Montana, 1997).
Kurihari, et. al., described the PR ligand 12 (
J. Antibiotics,
50, 360, 1997).
Narr et al. (German Patent, DE 3633861, CA 109:22973) claimed that imidazobenzoxazinones, e.g. A, as cardotonics; Benzoxazin-2-ones, such as brofoxine (B), being active as an anxiolytic was reported by Hartmann et al. (
Proc. West. Pharmacol. Soc.
21, 51-55 (1978)); More recently, a number of patents (e.g. Young et al. WO95/20389; Christ et al. WO98/14436) claimed quinazolin-2-ones and benzoxazin-2-ones such as compound C1 and C2 as inhibitors of HIV reverse transcriptase.
The compounds in the present invention contain a pendent aromatic substituent. The aromatic substituents proved to be critical for the resultant compounds being active as progesterone receptor modulators and have broad structural diversity which may consist of aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl or substituted heteroaryl group.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
This invention provides compounds of Formula (I):
wherein:
R
1
and R
2
are independent substituents selected from the group of H, C
1
to C
6
alkyl, substituted C
1
to C
6
alkyl, C
2
to C
6
alkenyl, substituted C
2
to C
6
alkenyl, C
2
to C
6
alkynyl, substituted C
2
to C
6
alkynyl, C
3
to C
8
cycloalkyl, substituted C
3
to C
8
cycloalkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, COR
A
, or NR
B
COR
A
;
or R
1
and R
2
are fused to form:
a) an optionally substituted 3 to 8 membered spirocyclic alkyl ring;
b) an optionally substituted 3 to 8 membered spirocyclic alkenyl; or
c) an optionally substituted 3 to 8 membered heterocyclic ring containing one to three heteroatoms from the group including O, S and N; the spirocyclic rings of a), b) and c) being optionally substituted by from 1 to 4 groups selected from fluorine, C
1
to C
6
alkyl, C
1
to C
6
alkoxy, C
1
to C
6
thioalkyl, —CF
3
, —OH, —CN, NH
2
, —NH(C
1
to C
6
alkyl), or —N(C
1
to C
6
alkyl)
2
;
R
A
is H, C
1
to C
3
alkyl, substituted C
1
to C
3
alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, C
1
to C
3
alkoxy, substituted C
1
to C
3
alkoxy, C
1
to C
3
aminoalkyl, or substituted C
1
to C
3
aminoalkyl;
R
B
is H, C
1
to C
3
alkyl, or substituted C
1
to C
3
alkyl;
R
3
is H, OH, NH
2
, C
1
to C
6
alkyl, substituted C
1
to C
6
alkyl, C
3
to C
6
alkenyl, substituted C
1
to C
6
alkenyl, alkynyl, or substituted alkynyl, COR
C
;
R
C
is H, C
1
to C
3
alkyl, substituted C
1
to C
3
alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, C
1
to C
3
alkoxy, substituted C
1
to C
3
alkoxy, C
1
to C
3
aminoalkyl, or substituted C
1
to C
3
aminoalkyl;
R
4
is H, halogen, CN, NO
2
, C
1
to C
6
alkyl, substituted C
1
to C
6
alkyl, alkynyl, or substituted alkynyl, C
1
to C
6
alkoxy, substituted C
1
to C
6
alkoxy, amino, C
1
to C
6
aminoalkyl, or substituted C
1
to C
6
aminoalkyl;
R
5
is selected from a) or b)
a) R
5
is a trisubstituted benzene ring containing the substituents X, Y and Z as shown below:
wherein:
X is taken from the group including halogen, CN, C
1
to C
3
alkyl, substituted C
1
to C
3
alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, C
1
to C
3
alkoxy, substituted C
1
to C
3
alkoxy, C
1
to C
3
thioalkoxy, substituted C
1
to C
3
thioalkoxy, amino, C
1
to C
3
aminoalkyl, substituted C
1
to C
3
aminoalkyl, NO
2
, C
1
to C
3
perfluoroalkyl, 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring containing 1 to 3 heteroatoms, COR
D
, OCOR
D
, or NR
E
COR
D
;
R
D
is H, C
1
to C
3
alkyl, substituted C
1
to C
3
alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, C
1
to C
3
alkoxy, substituted C
1
to C
3
alkoxy, C
1
to C
3
aminoalkyl, or substituted C
1
to C
3
aminoalkyl;
R
E
is H, C
1
to C
3
alkyl, or substituted C
1
to C
3
alkyl;
Y and Z are independent substituents taken from the group including H, halogen, CN, NO
2
, amino, aminoalkyl, C
1
to C
3
alkoxy, C
1
to C
3
alkyl, or C
1
to C
3
thioalkoxy; or
b) R
5
is a five or six membered ring with 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms from the group including O, S, SO, SO
2
or NR
6
and containing one or two independent substituents from the group including H, halogen, CN, NO
2
, amino, and C
1
to C
3
alkyl, C
1
to C
3
alkoxy, C
1
to C
3
aminoalkyl, COR
F
, or NR
G
COR
F
;
R
F
is H, C
1
to C
3
alkyl, substituted C
1
to C
3
alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, C
1
to C
3
alkoxy, substituted C
1
to C
3
alkoxy, C
1
to C
3
aminoalkyl,
Edwards James P.
Fensome Andrew
Fletcher, III Horace
Jones Todd K.
Tegley Christopher M.
Ford John M.
Howson and Howson
Wyeth
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